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Focus Now: pages 206, 207

 

Es 1 p. 206

Hello. My name’s John. Are you English?

1. Paul’s brother is here. What is his name?

2. John isn’t here today. He’s at the dentist’s.

3. That boy looks just like you. Is he your brother?

4. Thanks for all your help. You are a really good friend.

5. Hi. Nice to meet you. Where are you from?

6. You can’t come in. We aren’t ready.

7. I’m not often late for school but sometimes I have problems waking up.

 

Es 2 p. 206

I’m sitting in my classroom. We’re doing a History test. Paul’s writing quickly. Maggie isn’t writing. She’s thinking but is she thinking about the exam or something else? Our teacher’s watching us. He’s got a book but he isn’t reading it. Simon and Will’s talking. They aren’t trying to do the test at all. They don’t care. They always do badly in tests. And I’m...What am I doing? I’m wasting time. Come on, think… Henry V…

 

Es 3 p. 206

CATHY: What are you doing?

MUM: I’ m looking for my phone. I can’t find it anythere.

 

Conversation 1

PHIL: Hi, Ben. Who are you waiting for?

BEN: I’m waiting for Elaine. She’s late – again.

 

Conversation 2

ANDY: Hey, Stuart, are you using your phone?

STUART: No, I’m not. Do you want to borrow it?

 

Conversation 3

BELINDA: Dave, is Paul wearing your coat?

DAVE: Yes, he is. He’s cold. I don’t need it. I’m fine in this sweater.

 

Es 4 p. 206

Conversation 1

AMY: Hi, Mel. Are you doing anything at the moment?

MEL: Not really. I’m waiting for a phone call.

AMY: From Pete?

MEL: Yes. He’s late.

AMY: Is he working today?

MEL: Yes, he is. Well, I think he is. I hope he isn’t out with his friends!

 

Conversation 2

BETH: Hi Cathy. What era you cooking?

CATHY: A curry. Do you want some?

BETH: No, thanks. Joe is getting pizza for us.

CATHY: Where is he buying it?

BETH: I don’t know. Why?

CATHY: Because there’s a new pizza restaurant near the station. They’re selling pizzas for half price this week.

 

Es 5 p. 206

WINONA: Why are you running? What’s the hurry?

DANIEL: I’m late for work. I don’t want to lose my job.

1. HANNAH: What are you reading?

   JAMES: Game of Thrones. It’s great.

2. LIAM: Bye mum. I’m going to school.

   MUM: Bye. See you later.

3. VALERIE: What’s wrong?

   BELLE: Alex is playing tennis with Steve and I’m all alone.

4. MANAGER: Why are you sitting down?

   CRAIG: I’m tired. I’m need a rest.

5. MRS TAYLOR: What are those builders doing?

   MRS FINCH: They are building a new house.

6. DAD: Are you writing emails?

   JACK: No, I’m looking for a summer job.

 

Es 1 p. 207

Amy: I work with local teachers and we teach young children in the village. The lessons are in a very old school, but we are building a new school! We work on the building in the afternoons and on Saturdays. It’s hard work but I enjoy it. And this place is so beautiful!

 

Terry: Hi, I’m working on a gardening project. We run a vegetable garden next to the local hospital so we can eat fresh vegetables for the patients. I like working with my hands and it’s great to work outside. Some of patients also help in the garden.

 

Richard: Hello everyone. I work with street children, mainly teenagers. I talk to them in the street and try to help them. We also run a backery together. The young people make the bread; They learn to work in a team and they learn practical skills. They make some money and they always have something to eat. The kids are great and they’re teaching me real street Spanish!

 

Es 3 p. 207

I teach English in a small school in a village.

1. The most important thing is to work with nice people.

2. We can’t grow flowers because we haven’t got a garden.

3. Mum keeps promising to teach me to make a chocolate cake.

4. My parents are building a house by a lake where they can live when they retire.

5. I haven’t got time to help you with your homework at the moment.

 

REMEMBER BETTER

It’s easier to remember if a collocation comes with a preposition and which preposition it is if you learn collocations as phrases rather than individual words.

 

Es 4 p. 207

COLLOCATION WITH PREPOSITIONS

Work:

• with young people/ your hands

• on a project

• in the garden/ the kitchen

Help:

• you with your homework

 

COLLOCATIONS WITHOUT PREPOSITIONS

Teach:

• children/ someone English/ a foreign language

Learn:

• English/ a foreign language

Make:

• bread/ a cake/ pizza/ money

Grow:

• flowers/ plants/ vegetables

Build:

• a house

 

Es 5 pag 207

A. You can teach your brother to swim.

B. You’ve got a lot of free time. You can learn to swim.

1. A. We learn a lot in our Maths lessons.

   B. Our teachers always teach us a lot during our lessons. I’m always tired when we finish.

2. A. I like the way our English teacher teaches us.

   B. I work very hard at school but my friend always learns more than me. I don’t know why.

3. A. How can I learn a new language? Are there any good websites you know?

   B. I can’t teach my brother Spanish. He’s a terrible student!

4. A. Now that I have got a job, I’m learning a lot about myself.

   B. My dad is teaching me how to drive. He gets nervous very quickly when I do something wrong!